Just and Lasting Change

Just and Lasting Change presents how to transform communities rapidly
and in locally appropriate ways. Daniel Taylor-Ide and Carl Taylor have
been present at key events and worked with key thinkers in dealing with
the large forces of inequity, environmental change, and globalization.
The approach they have synthesized builds on what has worked over the
last century--and can now be implemented rapidly and cost-effectively
in many parts of the world. It relies on a three-way partnership of
"bottom-up" initiatives from the community level, "top-down" support
from government agencies, and "outside-in" ingenuity and objectivity
from experts. Based on both a diverse range of case studies--from the
earliest attempts to promote social development in India a century ago
to current efforts in Tibet, the Peruvian Andes, China, and the
American Southwest--and engaging personal experiences, this book
describes, step-by-step, how SEED-SCALE can be effectively implemented.

With contributions from leading international experts in
community-based development and public health, Just and Lasting Change
offers a hopeful description of how people have made a difference in
diverse communities around the world and a practical, accessible
handbook for those trying to improve the quality of life in
underdeveloped communities everywhere.